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Cancer-stricken children, parents ejected from park near White House
Washington Post ^ | September 20, 2015 | Fredrick Kunkle

Posted on 09/20/2015 6:29:49 PM PDT by TroutStalker

The U.S. Secret Service ordered hundreds of parents and their cancer-stricken children out of Lafayette Square on Saturday night, barricading the park for at least two hours and disrupting the group’s plans for a candlelight vigil to raise awareness and research funding for childhood cancer, participants said.

Some of the parents and children expressed hurt and disappointment that the Secret Service and Park Police, citing security precautions, virtually shut down part of a two-day event called CureFest for Childhood Cancer.

“We ended up waiting at the gates for two hours, and they never let us in,” said Natasha Gould, an 11-year-old Canadian girl who started a blog after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor this year. “And to be clear, the entire crowd was half kids. I cried last night in my hotel room because it was my first CureFest, and I couldn’t believe people were acting like they don’t care about children.”

Public information officers for the Secret Service and the Park Police were not able to comment immediately. Closures of Lafayette Square have occurred periodically since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and security incidents at the White House.

Organizers, aligned with The Truth 365 grass roots child-cancer advocacy program, had obtained a permit to hold “A Night of Golden Lights,” in which participants would light electric candles.

But as the closure dragged on, some of the sick children, fatigued by the wait or the need to receive medication, had to return to their hotel rooms, organizers said. Others began crying, and some parents became enraged. Attendees said the group of at least 700 people were not allowed access to personal items they left behind, such as chairs and blankets.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cancer; obama; obamasfault; parkclosed
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To: Aliska
Wish Trump would jump on this and invite them to Trump Tower.

Good idea.

41 posted on 09/20/2015 10:07:04 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/2001 and 9/11/2012: NEVER FORGET.)
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To: donna

Donna, I may not agree with their effort to get the federal government to fund them, but I do support their ability to raise the issue. Getting all these kids there was not easy. People had to travel and watch out for the kids special needs.

Seems rather heartless to just deny them a voice. I’m sure this was very important to those kids, and they are compromised.

I’m not sure how this group would be a serious threat to Obama, but then there were probably more than one or two Christian kids there...


42 posted on 09/20/2015 10:16:39 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (It's beginning to look like "Morning in America" again. Comment on YouTube under Trump Free Ride.)
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To: TroutStalker

Obama and the democrats are sorry that they didn’t abort these sick children. Following Margaret Sanger these children are just a burden on society.

Hey libs, #children’s life’s matter (even those with cancer)


43 posted on 09/20/2015 10:48:07 PM PDT by FreedomGuru (Oil is as organic as Tofu and daffodils.)
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To: Tired of Taxes

Some nice news for a change.

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44 posted on 09/21/2015 10:18:01 AM PDT by Mears (Liberals in the U.S. are less tolerant than Pol Pot was.)
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To: TroutStalker

Barack Obama-—

Attacker of children with cancer and veterans wanting to visit their war memorials.


45 posted on 09/21/2015 11:15:19 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: NonValueAdded
Hey, they were just peaceably assembling* and petitioning the guberment for a redress of grievances ... what’s the big deal?

Yah it's not like they had a right to do that. Besides, El Presidente had to go and make a speech to the Black Caucus.

The subjects of the Empire must know their place.

< /more sarcasm dripping >

46 posted on 09/21/2015 11:22:41 AM PDT by FourtySeven (47)
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To: TroutStalker

He should take a few lessons from the Pope.

Or maybe he could use the back entrance like he sent the Dalai Lama

He is definitely not a president of the people.


47 posted on 09/21/2015 5:48:05 PM PDT by HollyB
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To: null and void

natashA backward = Ah satan.

Just sayin’.


48 posted on 09/22/2015 8:23:14 AM PDT by TheOldLady (Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8 - Look it up. I miss the Gipper. Wish we still had someone like him.)
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